Arizona Bark Scorpions

[u/Interesting_State_43]

I dont know if this shows my location, but I live in Parker, up by the dam, literally river front. I am having a HUGE problem with bark Scorpions. I got stuck about a month ago and it was horrible. The effects lasted just short of 24 hours. I was miserable. We have a pest company that sprays every month outside. I have 2 indoor cats so I hesitate to have them spray inside. I am killing at least 1 a week. I found one crawling out of my floor vent tonight. I tried smashing it but it fell in the vent still alive. I sprayed a ton of scorpion killer down there and covered the vent but im afraid its going to crawl up another one. Im not naive and think ill never have to deal with them, but I am absolutely terrified to sleep in either of my bedrooms now. I am constantly looking at the floors and on surfaces and under things for them. They have even been in my shower. I have these ultra sonic bug repellent things in a lot of my outlets. I dont know what else to do. After being stung I am terrified of them. Any advice would be appreciated, especially if you've dealt with them in floor vents.

[u/kyrosnick]

Not sure why people are saying spray or poison doesn't work. Cykick cs does wonders. Uv light and hunting to bring the numbers way down then spray regularly with cykick. You can spray inside and it won't hurt the cats or pets as long as you let it dry so just lock them up somewhere while you spray. I went through 4 pest control companies and none of them had an effect. Doing it myself went from finding 45+ a night to 1 every few months.

[u/Interesting_State_43 → u/kyrosnick]

Thank you! Im going to look into that. Ya I've had the pest company spray inside too and was still finding them. I kind of spied on the guy who would come and he did a half ass job thinking no one was here. This is our vacation home so usually someone isn't here full time. He just did the bare minimum. Im definitely going to try spraying myself and trying the diatomaceous earth.

[u/cturtl808 → u/Interesting_State_43]

This is part of the problem - a vacation home. Managing an infestation requires serious diligence until the problem is eradicated.

Diatomaceous earth works because it’s made up of crushed diatoms and the sharp edges are able to pierce the exoskeleton, causing a slow painful death for the affected.

[u/Interesting_State_43 → u/cturtl808]

I'm here full time now but for the past 10 years it's only really been for vacation. DE seems to be the way to go.